Eleanor Roosevelt NHS, Vanderbilt Mansion NHS

My parents are visiting us, so we decided to drive north to visit Eleanor Roosevelt National Historic Site, where Eleanor Roosevelt founded Val-Kill Industries:

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We next visited nearby Vanderbilt Mansion National Historic Site.  The mansion was built in the 1890s.  The family was in later generations forced to give up the property due to the introduction of property taxes:

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Truck camper rehabilitation

The first thing I did was replace the propane burner in the refrigerator:

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The truck camper is a bit of a mess, even after our heroic cleaning efforts:

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Not sure why this fragment of home furniture is attached here:

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My paramotor will reside where this cabinet is located, so it needs to go:

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With the cabinet removed, the propane enclosure is visible intruding into the cabin:

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I removed the generator enclosure below the propane enclosure and installed the propane enclosure in that lower location, so now there’s a hole in the side of the cabin:

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I flattened a metal enclosure into a flat sheet and used it to cover the hole in the side of the truck camper:

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Propane enclosure door installed:

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The inside will need a little work, but now there’s a spot for the paramotor:

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This cabinet face needs replacing:

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All done:

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Next up, testing and installing the solar panels:

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I decided to make the panels tip-able, so I connected them together to make one tipping unit:

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The water heater is broken, so I decided to install a propane-fired instant hot water heater for the shower.  Never mind the warning on the chassis:

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We’re getting there!